2021 NCAA Division I men's golf championship

2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 28 – June 2, 2021
LocationScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
33°29′39″N 111°55′34″W / 33.4942°N 111.9261°W / 33.4942; -111.9261
Course(s)Grayhawk Golf Club
Organized byNCAA
Statistics
Par70
Length7,289 yards (6,665 m)
Field156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Pepperdine
Individual: Turk Pettit (Clemson)
Team: 3–2 (def. Oklahoma)
Individual: 273 (−7)
Location map
Grayhawk GC is located in Arizona
Grayhawk GC
Grayhawk GC
Location in Arizona
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The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 28 – June 2 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was the 82nd NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Pepperdine Waves who won their second national championship by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship match play round 3–2. The individual national championship was won by Turk Pettit from Clemson University.[1][2]

Regional qualifying tournaments

  • Five teams qualified from each of the six regional tournaments held around the country May 17–19, 2021.[3][4]
  • The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.
Regional name Golf course Location Host team Teams advancing Individual advancing (school)
Noblesville Regional The Sagamore Club Noblesville, Indiana Ball State 1. Texas
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Louisville
5. UAB 		Cole Bradley (Purdue)
Tallahassee Regional Seminole Legacy Golf Club Tallahassee, Florida Florida State 1. Florida State
2. Georgia
3. Georgia Tech
4. Liberty
5. TCU 		Michael Sakane (Jacksonville)
Stillwater Regional Karsten Creek Golf Club Stillwater, Oklahoma Oklahoma State 1. Oklahoma State
2. Illinois
3. SMU
4. Sam Houston
5. Little Rock
 AJ Ott (Colorado State)
Kingston Springs Regional The Golf Club of Tennessee Kingston Springs, Tennessee Vanderbilt 1. Vanderbilt
2. Arkansas
3. San Diego State
4. NC State
5. Clemson 		James Piot (Michigan State)
Albuquerque Regional Championship Course at UNM Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico 1. Texas Tech
2. Arizona State
3. Oregon State
4. Oklahoma

5. San Diego

Ryan Hall (South Carolina)
Cle Elum Regional Tumble Creek Golf & Country Club Cle Elum, Washington Washington 1. East Tennessee State
2. San Francisco
3. Wake Forest
4. Pepperdine
5. Florida 		Tristan Mandur (Utah)

Venue

This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. This would have been the second year of a planned three year stretch for Grayhawk hosting both men's and women's NCAA golf championships had the 2020 championship not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, 2020, the NCAA announced that Grayhawk would host the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championship.[5]

Team competition

Leaderboard

  • Par, single-round: 280
  • Par, total: 1,120
  • After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.
Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To par
1 Arizona State 284 278 280 275 1117 −3
2 Oklahoma State 280 274 274 292 1120 E
3 Pepperdine 279 286 289 271 1125 +5
4 Oklahoma 280 279 282 289 1130 +10
5 Illinois 287 279 278 290 1134 +14
6 Florida State 281 294 274 287 1136 +16
7 Vanderbilt 293 280 280 291 1144 +24
8 North Carolina 288 278 287 292 1145 +25
T9 Louisville 289 288 287 288 1152 +32
Sam Houston 278 292 288 294
T11 Arkansas 287 293 288 285 1153 +33
Texas Tech 276 304 288 285
T13 Clemson 287 284 285 300 1156 +36
Wake Forest 287 284 282 303
15 Georgia Tech 289 288 295 297 1169 +49

Source:[7]

Match play bracket

Quarterfinal round
June 1 		Semifinal round
June 1 		Final round
June 2
         
1 Arizona State 3.5
8 North Carolina 1.5
1 Arizona State 2
4 Oklahoma 3
4 Oklahoma 3
5 Illinois 2
4 Oklahoma 2
3 Pepperdine 3
3 Pepperdine 3.5
6 Florida State 1.5
3 Pepperdine 4
2 Oklahoma State 1
2 Oklahoma State 4
7 Vanderbilt 1

Source:[8][9]

Individual competition

  • Par, single-round: 70
  • Par, total: 280
  • The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship
Place Player University Score To par
1 Turk Pettit Clemson 68-67-68-70=273 −7
2 Bo Jin Oklahoma State 67-65-69-73=274 −6
3 Ryggs Johnston Arizona State 72-63-71-69=275 −5
4 Michael Feagles Illinois 72-67-67-70=276 −4
5 John Pak Florida State 68-72-68-69=277 −3
T6 Jonathan Brightwell Oklahoma 68-69-69-72=278 −2
Quade Cummins Oklahoma 69-68-68-73=278
T8 Ludvig Åberg Texas Tech 68-76-69-66=279 −1
Cameron Sisk Arizona State 70-73-67-69=279
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra Oklahoma State 70-69-68-72=279
William Holcomb Sam Houston 67-71-69-72=279
  • Spencer Tibbits (E, Oregon State) beat Benjamin Shipp (+1, NC State) in a one-hole playoff for the final individual spot to advance to the final round of stroke play.[10]

Source:[11]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Golf Championships". Grayhawk Golf Club. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pepperdine wins the 2021 DI men's golf championship". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Full field, seeds for 2021 NCAA Division I men's golf regionals". Golfweek. May 5, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Division I men's golf championship participants announced". NCAA. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Grayhawk Awarded 2023 NCAA Golf Championships". Grayhawk Golf Club. October 15, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championships – Team Playoff". Golfstat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championships – Team leaderboard". Golfstat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 NCAA D1 Championship - Match". Golfstat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 Men's Golf Championships Results and Records". NCAA. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championships – Individual Playoff". Golfstat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championships – Player Leaderboard". Golfstat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.